Formed by drummer Ciro Perrino and sax player Leonardo Lagorio (who had played with Museo Rosenbach in their early days) this four piece went in a totally different direction from their beginnings, playing a mostly acoustic, dreamy and delicate prog. A studio group, they had a very limited live experience.
Their first album, Celeste, also known as Principe di un giorno, was released by the small Grog label only in 1976, but the tracks had been composed in 1973 and recorded in 1974. It contains seven tracks, with pastoral lyrics and a style not far from the softer side of early King Crimson.
A second album, recorded in 1977, was released in 1991 by Mellow with the obvious title of Celeste II. Closer to jazz-rock and very far from their debut album, this suffers from poor quality and unfinished recordings.
Another album, born as a soundtrack and called I suoni in una sfera was also released in 1992, more similar to their first work and including two songs also on Principe di un giorno.
After the band split Ciro Perrino played with St.Tropez (that also included Celeste bass player Battaglia), Compagnia Digitale and SNC and released a solo album (Solare in 1980), before founding with Mauro Moroni the praiseworthy Mellow label, so important during the years for the world diffusion of the Italian prog. wiki
1 Principe Di Giorno
Bass, Pedal Steel Guitar, Xylophone – Giorgio Battaglia
Guitar, Violin – Mariano Schiavolini
Percussion, Flute, Mellotron, Vocals – Ciro Perrino
Piano [Acoustic], Electric Piano, Flute, Alto Saxophone, Mellotron, Synthesizer [Eminent] – Leonardo Lagorio
2 Favole Antiche
Bass – Giorgio Battaglia
Guitar – Mariano Schiavolini
Percussion, Flute, Vocals – Ciro Perrino
Piano [Acoustic], Electric Piano, Synthesizer [ARP Odyssey], Flute, Spinet – Leonardo Lagorio
3 Eftus
Bass – Giorgio Battaglia
Effects [È Qui - Si È] – Aldo De Scalzi
Flute, Synthesizer [ARP 2600], Mellotron – Leonardo Lagorio
Guitar, Vocals – Mariano Schiavolini
Percussion, Flute, Vocals – Ciro Perrino
4 Giochi Nella Notte
Bass, Chorus – Giorgio Battaglia
Guitar, Violin, Chorus – Mariano Schiavolini
Percussion, Flute, Flute [Flauto Dolce], Vocals, Chorus, Xylophone – Ciro Perrino
Piano [Acoustic], Electric Piano, Flute, Synthesizer [ARP 2600, Eminent], Mellotron, Chorus – Leonardo Lagorio
5 La Grande Isola
Bass – Giorgio Battaglia
Effects [Plop] – Aldo De Scalzi
Flute – Leonardo Lagorio
Guitar – Mariano Schiavolini
Percussion, Vocals – Ciro Perrino
6 La Danza Del Fato
Bass – Giorgio Battaglia
Guitar – Mariano Schiavolini
Percussion, Flute, Vocals – Ciro Perrino
Piano [Acoustic], Synthesizer [ARP 2600], Flute, Mellotron – Leonardo Lagorio
7 L'imbroglio
Bass, Electric Guitar – Giorgio Battaglia
Guitar, Violin – Mariano Schiavolini
Percussion, Flute, Mellotron, Vocals, Flute [Flauto Dolce] – Ciro Perrino
Piano [Acoustic], Electric Piano, Flute, Synthesizer [ARP 2600], Mellotron, Saxophone [Contralto], Tenor Saxophone – Leonardo Lagorio
CELESTE - Celeste [1976]
Belle Antique 2006 / FLAC
